{"id":53204,"date":"2024-05-15T12:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=53204"},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:07:41","slug":"nys-dec-over-1000-attend-iroquois-national-wildlife-refuge-spring-spectacular-this-past-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/nys-dec-over-1000-attend-iroquois-national-wildlife-refuge-spring-spectacular-this-past-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS\/DEC\/Over 1,000 attend Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Spring Spectacular this past weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Spring Spectacular<\/em> (provided photo and information\/DEC)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamlet of Basom<\/strong>\/Genesee County<\/strong>
Public Outreach:\u00a0<\/strong>On May 11, Forest Ranger Lieutenant Kennedy and Ranger Miller attended the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Spring Spectacular,\u00a0a celebration to welcome spring.\u00a0The five-hour event featured information tents from Forest Rangers, DEC\u2019s Division of Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Rangers explained the requirements to become a Forest Ranger while also talking about fire safety. More than 1,000 people attended the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Spring Spectacular (provided photo and information\/DEC) Hamlet of Basom\/Genesee CountyPublic Outreach:\u00a0On May 11, Forest Ranger Lieutenant Kennedy and Ranger Miller attended the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Spring Spectacular,\u00a0a celebration to welcome spring.\u00a0The five-hour event featured information tents from Forest Rangers, DEC\u2019s Division of Fish and Wildlife, \u2026<\/p>\n

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